món

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mon"

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan mon, from Latin mundus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈmon]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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• Homophones: mon, mont, Mon, Mont

Noun

món m (plural mons)

1. planet
2. world

   viatjar per tot el món ― to travel around the world

Derived terms

• rodamón

Related terms

• mundial

References

• “món”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “món”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “món” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “món”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mɔn˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mɔŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mɔŋ˦˥]

• Audio (Hà Nội):

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Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

món • (𦁺, 󰼲)

1. dish (food item)
2. (colloquial) a thing, thingy

Classifier

món

1. Indicates food dishes and valuable things, such as money, gifts, jewelry, etc.

Etymology 2

Likely an extension of etymology 1, with possible semantic influence from môn (“subject”).

Classifier

món

1. (rare) Indicates subjects and fields of study, such as math, martial arts, etc.